Arthur Morrison (22 November 1846[1] – 21 November 1901) was a member of parliament in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Early life
editMorrison was born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1846 and attended the local parish school until aged nine years. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1874 and was a coal merchant in Dunedin from 1875 until his election to Parliament in 1893.[2] He exemplified the self-made man who identified with Labour.[3]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Caversham | Liberal | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Caversham | Liberal | ||
| 1899–1901 | 14th | Caversham | Liberal | ||
Morrison served on the Caversham Borough Council for three years. The Otago Daily Times said Morrison was a "careful reasoner".[2]
He represented the Caversham electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from the 1893 general election to his death in 1901.[4]
From 1900 until 1901 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip.[5]
Death
editMorrison died of throat cancer in Hanmer Springs on 21 November 1901.[2][6] It was the largest funeral that has ever been witnessed in Caversham.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "Our Dunedin special". Poverty Bay Herald. 23 November 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Death of Mr Arthur Morrison, M.H.R." Otago Daily Times. 23 November 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Hamer, David (1988). The New Zealand Liberals : the Years of Power 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. pp. 186, 365.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 221.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 279.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. A. MORRISON, M.H.R." New Zealand Herald. Papers Past. 23 November 1901.
- ^ "Mr Morrison's Funeral". Evening Star. No. 11714. 25 November 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2016.